ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s Federal National Council (FNC) is setting the standard in the parliamentary sector, embracing advanced videoconferencing technology to hold all of its sessions uninterrupted during the current crisis, said Dr Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais, Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs. Al Owais said – as the council held the ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s economy remains resilient to global economic headwinds caused by the negative impact of the Covid-19 outbreak. The city’s external trade in the first quarter of 2020 reached AED323 billion. Exports grew 2 percent to AED43 billion compared to the corresponding quarter last year. Imports accounted for AED189 billion while re-exports touched AED92 billion. The volume of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE on Wednesday sent an aid plane containing medical supplies to Ethiopia to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 and assist medical professionals as they work to combat the virus. Commenting on aid delivery, Mohamed Salem Ahmed Al Rashedi, UAE Ambassador to Ethiopia, stated: “It is our honor to deliver another ...